Pharmacists and health reform: Go for it!

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 967-972

  Lipton, Helene Levens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountable care organization; ACO; Clinical pharmacy; Community health teams; Health reform; Medical home; Medication therapy management; MTM; Patient protection and affordable care act; Pharmacist

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHARMACISTS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957674476     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.30.10.967     Document Type: Editorial

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